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Dial-A-Buoy U.S. West Coast

The Dial-A-Buoy station list to the right provides the mariner with an easy to use system to receive current weather information for the U.S. West Coast. The system is accessed through a toll free phone number allowing the mariner to gather up to date weather information any time and anywhere they can make a phone call.

The Station List

The tables below list the coast stations and buoys along the West Coast of the United States. We have broken it down by geographic area to assist in locating the stations of importance to you. We have also converted the mixed character and number station id’s to their numeric equivalent to aid in dialing in the correct number.

We have started in Washington and continued south to California.

While not every station has been included, the list is comprehensive enough to provide very good coverage. If any errors are noted or if you would like to see a particular station included that we have left out, please e-mail us with any corrections or recommendations.

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The buoy and station lists can be downloaded for your personal use. The ZIP file contains the schedule in Adobe (.pdf) file format.

West Coast - Complete


U.S. West Coast WX Reporting Stations
Name Station ID Location Description Wave Heights Status Phone ID
Washington / Oregon
Smith Island SISW1 48°19’06"N / 122°50’36"W Smith Island, WA     74791
Hein Bank 46088 48°20’00"N / 123°10’00"W 21 NM NW of Port Townsend, WA Yes   46088
Neah Bay 46087 48°29’38"N / 124°43’38"W 9 NM NW of Neah Bay, WA Yes OOS 46087
Tatoosh Island TTIW1 48°23’30"N / 124°44’06"W 5 NM WNW of Neah Bay, WA     88491
Destruction Island DESW1 47°40’30"N / 124°29’06"W Destruction Is., WA     33791
Cape Elizabeth 46041 47°21’10"N / 124°43’50"W 45 NM NW of Aberdeen, WA Yes   46041
Gray's Harbor 46211 46°51’24"N / 124°14’40"W 6 NM WSW of Westport, WA Yes   46211
Toke Point TOKW1 46°42’30"N / 123°57’54"W Tokeland, WA     86591
Clatsop Spit 46243 46°12’56"N / 124°07’41"W 9 NM NW of Warrrenton, OR Yes   46243
Columbia River Bar 46029 46°08’37"N / 124°30’37"W 20 NM W of the Columbia River Mouth Yes   46029
Tillamook 46089 45°54’28"N / 125°45’37"W 85 NM WNW of Tillamook. OR Yes   46089
Newport NWPO3 44°36’48"N / 124°04’00"W Newport, OR     69763
West of Newport 46094 44°38’00"N / 124°18’13"W 11 NM W of Newport, OR     46094
Stonewall Banks 46050 44°38’28"N / 124°29’59"W 19 NM W of Newport, OR Yes   46050
Umpqua Offshore 46229 43°46’10"N / 124°33’02"W 20 NM WSW of Dunes City, OR Yes   46229
Port Orford PORO3 42°44’24"N / 124°29’48"W Port Orford, OR     76763
Orford 46015 42°44’48"N / 124°49’24"W 16 NM W of Port Orford, OR Yes   46015

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Name Station ID Location Description Wave Heights Status Phone ID
California
St. Georges 46027 41°51’01"N / 124°22’52"W 8 NM WNW of Crescent City, CA Yes   46027
Crescent City CECC1 41°44’42"N / 124°11’00"W Crescent City, CA     23221
Trinidad Pier TDPC1 41°03’19"N / 124°08’50"W Trinidad, CA     83721
Humboldt North 46244 40°53’18"N / 124°21’24"W 10 NM NW of Eureka, CA Yes   46244
Humboldt South 46212 40°45’12"N / 124°18’48" W 7 NM WSW of Eureka, CA Yes   46212
Eel River 46022 40°44’58"N / 124°34’38"W 19 NM WSW of Eureka, CA Yes Off Station 46022
Mendocino 46213 40°17’38"N / 124°44’25"W Cape Mendocino, CA Yes   46213
Arena 46014 39°11’45"N / 123°58’10"W 19 NM N of Point Arena, CA Yes   46014
Point Arena PTAC1 38°57’18"N / 123°44’24"W Point Arena, CA     78221
Bodega Bay 46013 38°14’31"N / 123°18’02"W 50 NM NW of San Francisco, CA Yes   46013
Point Reyes Offshore 46214 37°56’43"N / 123°28’11"W 51 NM WNW of San Francisco, Ca Yes   46214
Point Reyes PRYC1 37°59’48"N / 122°58’30"W Point Reyes, CA     77921
San Francisco Bar 46237 37°46’53"N / 122°35’56"W 9 NM West of San Francisco, CA Yes   46237
San Francisco 46026 37°45’32"N / 122°50’00"W 20 NM W of San Francisco, CA Yes   46026
Half Moon Bay 46012 37°21’39"N / 122°52’53"W 33 NM SW of San Francisco, CA Yes   46012
Elkhorn ELXC1 36°48’55"N / 121°44’17"W Elkhorn, CA     35921
Monterey Offshore 46042 36°47’19"N / 122°44’15"W 21 NM SW of Santa Cruz, CA Yes   46042
Monterey Inshore 46092 36°45’00"N / 122°01’12"W 13 NM S of Santa Cruz Yes   46092
Monterey Canyon 46236 36°45’38"N / 121°56’48"W 10 NM NNW of Monterey, CA Yes   46236
Monterey South 46093 36°41’44"N / 122°24’36"W 25 NM WNW of Monterey, CA     46093
Cabrillo Point 46240 36°37’35"N / 121°54’26"W 1 NM NE of Pacific Grove, CA Yes   46240
Point Sur 46239 36°20’16"N / 122°06’05"W 10 NM WNW of Point Sur, CA Yes   46239
Cape San Martin 46028 35°44’29"N / 121°53’03"W 55 NM WNW of Morro Bay, CA Yes   46028
Diablo Canyon 46215 35°12’13"N / 120°51’36"W 0.5 NM SW of Diablo Canyon, CA Yes   46215
Santa Maria 46011 34°52’06"N / 120°51’27"W 21 NM NW of Point Arguello, CA Yes   46011
Pt Arguello Offshore 46023 34°42’50"N / 120°58’00"W 19 NM NW of Point Arguello, CA Yes   46023
Point Arguello PTGC1 34°34’36"N / 120°38’54"W Point Arguello, CA     78421
Harvest 46218 34°27’02"N / 120°46’07"W 19 NM SW of Lompoc, CA Yes   46218
Santa Barbara 46054 34°16’28"N / 120°27’34"W 39 NM W of Santa Barbara, CA Yes   46054
Goleta Point 46216 34°20’01"N / 119°48’14"W 7 NM SW of Santa Barbara, CA Yes   46216
E. Santa Barbara 46053 34°14’52"N / 119°50’28"W 13 NM SW of Santa Barbara, CA Yes   46053
Anacapa Passage 46217 34°10’02"N / 119°26’05"W 13 NM W of Oxnard, CA Yes   46217
Santa Monica 46221 33°51’16"N / 118°37’59"W 13 NM SSE of Malibu, CA Yes   46221
Santa Monica Basin 46025 33°44’20"N / 119°03’20"W 20 NM SW of Malibu, CA Yes   46025
San Nicolas 46238 33°24’17"N / 119°28’01"W 78 NM W of Newport Beach, CA Yes   46238
San Pedro 46222 33°37’04"N / 118°19’01"W 19 NM W of Newport Beach, CA Yes   46222
Dana Point 46223 33°27’30"N / 117°46’00"W 3 NM W of Dana Point Yes   46223
Pendelton Nearshore 46242 33°13’12"N / 117°26’23"W 3 NM W of Oceanside, CA Yes   46242
Oceanside 46224 33°10’46"N / 117°28’17"W 5 NM W of Oceanside, CA Yes   46224
San Elijo 46241 33°00’10"N / 117°17’30"W 2 NM S of Encinitas, CA Yes   46241
Torrey Pines 46225 32°55’49"N / 117°23’33"W 17 NM NW of San Diego, CA Yes   46225
Mission Bay 46231 32°44’52"N / 117°22’11"W 11 NM WNW of San Diego, CA Yes   46231
Point Loma 46232 32°31’49"N / 117°25’52"W 18 NM SW of San Diego, CA Yes   46232
San Clemente 46086 32°29’27"N / 118°02’04"W 46 NM WSW of San Diego, CA Yes   46086
Tanner Banks 46047 32°26’00"N / 119°31’59"W 122 NM WSW of San Diego, CA Yes   46047

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